Tri-Cities expected to break a heat record before Labor Day. When will we get relief?
Get ready for a final blast of summer heat.
The Tri-Cities could break a daily record for hot weather going into Labor Day weekend, according to National Weather Service data.
A high of 103 is forecast for the Tri-Cities on Friday, which would beat the previous hottest temperature on record for Sept. 2, which was 100 degrees in 1998.
The normal high for the day is 86, according to the weather service.
The weather service also has issued a fire watch from 1 to 7 p.m. Friday.
Wind and low relative humidity from Yakima east to Walla Walla and from Connell south into Oregon are forecast, creating critical fire weather conditions.
In the Tri-Cities light breezes could build to gusts as high as 20 mph in the evening. A red flag fire warning is possible.
Friday could be the last triple digit temperatures of the year.
“There is relief in sight,” said Matt Callihan, a weather service meteorologist.
Highs for Labor Day weekend in the Tri-Cities are forecast at 89 on Saturday, 93 on Sunday and 90 on Monday.
By Wednesday highs could be back in the 80s.
The Weather Channel, which posts a 10-day forecast for the Tri-Cities, predicts that Wednesday will be the first in at least a nine-day string of days with highs in the 80s.
This story was originally published September 1, 2022 at 12:13 PM.